Harrison, Manitoba (1891 census)
Harrison was a census subdivision in Manitoba, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 437. The administrative centroid was at approximately 50.461°N, 100.092°W.
Population
In 1891, Harrison had a population of 437: 248 male and 189 female residents. Population density was 2.0 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 437 |
| 1901 | 712 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Boundary continuity (non-identical overlaps)
Spatial polygon overlaps with adjacent census years where the boundary shifted enough that the SAME_AS chain didn't merge them. These show where the territory came from and went to even when it isn't tracked as the same persistent place.
Earlier boundary forms
- In an earlier year, this CSD was contained in Western, 1881 (5.9% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Harrison shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 149 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 3.60 |
| FAM NO | 120 |
| Number of families | 120 |
| Number of females | 189 |
| Number of males | 248 |
| Number of married females | 59 |
| Number of married males | 62 |
| Number of married persons | 121 |
| Number of widowed females | 6 |
| Number of widowed males | 6 |
| Number of widowed persons | 12 |
| POP F | 189 |
| POP M | 248 |
| POP TOT | 437 |
| Total population | 437 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 124 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 180 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 304 |
Ethnic origin (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 437 |
Buildings & housing (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are vessels and shanties | 26 |
| Number of houses | 92 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 1 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 91 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 30 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 90 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 26 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 2 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 15 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 4 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 5 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 12 |
| Number of houses under construction | 8 |
| Number of occupied houses | 118 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 19 |
Agriculture (54 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 387 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 6 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 17,583 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 1,666 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 2,404 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 2,410 |
| Acres of land in farms | 21,659 |
| Acres of oats | 1,090 |
| Acres of potatoes | 31 |
| Acres of turnips | 4 |
| Acres of wheat | 877 |
| BAR AC | 387 |
| BAR BU | 13,886 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 13,886 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 51,804 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 10 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 8,179 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 400 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 20,654 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 1,475 |
| HAY TONS | 3,870 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 249 |
| Number of chickens | 1,772 |
| Number of ducks | 12 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 88 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 3 |
| Number of geese | 57 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 120 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 173 |
| Number of milk cows | 533 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 91 |
| Number of other cattle | 1,131 |
| Number of oxen | 62 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 54 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 1 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 36 |
| Number of sheep | 149 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 4 |
| Number of swine | 195 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 123 |
| Number of turkeys | 27 |
| OAT AC | 1,090 |
| OAT BU | 51,804 |
| PEA BU | 10 |
| POT AC | 31 |
| POT BU | 8,179 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 200 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 152 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 616 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 32,165 |
| RYE BU | 400 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 3,870 |
| WHT AC | 877 |
| WHT SP BU | 20,654 |
Other recorded variables (61 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 54 |
| A 201 PL | 36 |
| A 51 100 | 1 |
| BUTTER LB | 32,165 |
| CATTLE KS | 249 |
| CHEESE LB | 200 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 124 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 180 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 304 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 152 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 120 |
| DUCKS | 12 |
| FAMILIES | 120 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 3.60 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 616 |
| FRN CA | 0 |
| GEESE | 57 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 1,772 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 173 |
| HOUSES | 92 |
| HOUSES CON | 8 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 5 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 4 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 30 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 90 |
| HOUSES S | 1 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 12 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 15 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 26 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 2 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 19 |
| HOUSES W | 91 |
| MD FEM | 59 |
| MD MALE | 62 |
| MD TOT | 121 |
| MILK COWS | 533 |
| NAME CD | Marquette |
| OC F | 3 |
| OC P | 88 |
| OC TOT | 91 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 1,131 |
| OTHERS | 437 |
| SHEEP | 149 |
| SHEEP KS | 4 |
| SUP AM | 2,410 |
| SUP FOR | 1,666 |
| SUP JV | 6 |
| SUP PAT | 17,583 |
| SUP SC | 2,404 |
| SUP TOT | 21,659 |
| SWINE | 195 |
| SWINE KS | 123 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 118 |
| TUR AC | 4 |
| TUR BU | 1,475 |
| TURKEY | 27 |
| VESS AND SHAN | 26 |
| WID FEM | 6 |
| WID MALE | 6 |
| WID TOT | 12 |
| WORKING OX | 62 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
MB007012— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_MB009015_1891— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: not yet grounded. This page covers a place whose persistent identity has not yet been linked to a Wikidata entity. Identification is via TCP UID and spatial polygon only.
Sources
Census tabulations from the 1891 Census of Canada, transcribed and georeferenced by the Canadian Peoples / TCP project, hosted at the HGIS Lab, University of Saskatchewan. Persistent place identity computed from spatial-overlap chains across all available census years (1851–1921). Identity grounding to Wikidata performed via the HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph project's MCP-assisted disambiguation pipeline. See the About / Methodology page for the full data pipeline.
Cite this page
Clifford, J. (2026). "Harrison, Manitoba (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/mb/harrison-mb007012-1891/.